Diego Lopes will look to capitalize on a massive opportunity at UFC 303. Lopes (23-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) meets Brian Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a featherweight bout June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which streams on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. Ortega marks a big leap up in competition for Lopes, but the fan favorite explains that he was the only one willing to face Ortega on short notice, after the promotion scrambled to save UFC 303 with Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler scrapped. “I know people will complain because I’m the 14th-ranked (featherweight),” Lopes told ESPN Deportes . “I know the UFC offered the fight to other fighters who are in the rankings and don’t have a fight.
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